How to Explore and Create What’s Next in Your Career

Hosted by Ivana Wang, Nora Michalski, and Ryan McNeely (facilitator)

Tue, Sep 1, 2026

10:00 PM UTC (1 hour)

Virtual (Zoom)

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280 students

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Career Momentum Lab: Network, get unstuck, and create opportunity
Ivana Wang, Nora Michalski, and Ryan McNeely
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What you'll learn

Recognize when it may be time for change

Understand the signs that your current path no longer fits and what you may be looking for instead.

Explore new possibilities with intention

Learn a practical process to learn and test new roles, industries, and directions before making a major move.

Develop a transformation mindset

Learn how to navigate uncertainty, identity shifts, and fear without waiting for every answer.

Why this topic matters

Many people feel they want more but do not know what “more” means or where to start. Career transformation is not a dramatic decision—it often starts with curiosity, small experiments, and a shift in how you see yourself. Drawing from five career pivots, this session offers steps and mindset tools to help participants explore possibilities and create a direction that feels more aligned.

You'll learn from

Ivana Wang

Career strategist, 4 pivots across 4 industries, tripled salary landing in AI

Ivana Wang is the founder of Career Frontline and an AI GTM Engineer who has navigated four career pivots across multiple fields, from international affairs and research to AI and go-to-market strategy.

Her work is rooted in one belief: career change is not just about applications. It requires clarity, positioning, and the right conversations.

As an introvert who often started from zero, Ivana developed a practical system for using outreach to learn faster, build credibility, and create opportunities with confidence.

Through Career Frontline, she helps professionals approach career transition with strategy, authenticity, and momentum, especially when entering a new industry without an existing network.

Nora Michalski

Silicon Valley mentor helping high-achievers move from stuck to strategic

Nora Michalski is a professional development mentor with a Master’s degree in psychology and over 26 years in self-development, teaching, and mentoring.

She built an award-winning international wellness business before spending a decade in Silicon Valley, including experience with Apple, Intuit, Logitech, and AI startups.

Her work helps high-achieving professionals move through procrastination, self-doubt, and inner resistance so they can take clearer, more aligned action in their careers and businesses. 

Ryan McNeely (facilitator)

Tech founder, 15+ yrs Silicon Valley, blends neuroscience with career strategy

Ryan McNeely spent 15+ years as a tech leader and founder in Silicon Valley, working with large and small companies including Salesforce and Meta.

Drawing on decades of study in neuroscience and ancient wisdom traditions, he developed a framework most career coaches never touch: the inner game.

He is the founder of CareerBliss Academy and Heart School Community, and hosts a free weekly Career Empowerment and Meditation Seminar combining practical strategy with neuroscience and ancient wisdom.

Previously at

Apple
Meta
Intuit
Salesforce
Logitech
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